Employers benefit from taking prompt action to cure labor violations in the face of newly amended California law, by Katherine Catlos, Esq, and Nima Masjedi zadeh, Esq., published 9-25-2024 in Reuters Legal News

Enacted in 2004, the California Private Attorneys General Act, commonly known as PAGA, allows aggrieved employees to bring civil claims on behalf of themselves and other current or former employees (”similarly aggrieved employees”) for alleged Labor Code violations, standing in the shoes of California’s Attorney General. If there are violations, the aggrieved employees are entitled to a percentage of the recovery similar to a “bounty” to be shared with the State.

Although the primary purpose of the PAGA in California is to help employees, it has brought about some unintended consequences for business owners.

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